[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1300-D1301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 45 public bills, H.R. 6734-
6778; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 931-934, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H6939-41
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  Pages H6943-44
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5472, to make improvements to the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-315);
  H.R. 5512, to require United States financial institutions to ensure 
entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with 
financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of 
Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-316, Part 1); and
  H.R. 5485, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for 
greater transparency and protections with regard to Bank Secrecy Act 
reports, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 118-317). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Carl to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:34 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 931, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:39 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6921
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023: The House passed H.R. 1147, to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools 
that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve 
whole milk, by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 99 nays, Roll No. 718.
                                               Pages H6889-H6907, H6921
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
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Page H6903
Agreed to:
  Luna amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that ensures that 
the whole milk served in schools can be organic or non-organic; 
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  Mills amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that prohibits 
schools participating in the school lunch program from purchasing or 
offering milk produced by China state-owned enterprises; and 
                                                         Pages H6904-05
  Tiffany amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 118-308) that prevents 
the USDA from issuing any rule that bans varieties of milk covered in 
this bill, including chocolate milk.                     
Pages H6905-07
  H. Res. 922, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1147) and (H.R. 357) was agreed to yesterday, December 12th.
  Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations 
as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether 
sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise 
its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the 
United States of America: The House agreed to H. Res. 918, directing 
certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of 
the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient 
grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its 
Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United 
States of America, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 
720, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
220 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 719. Pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Res. 918, H. Res. 917 is considered passed House. 
                                        Pages H6877-89, H6922-23, H6924
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of 
University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the 
Workforce: H. Res. 927, condemning antisemitism on University campuses 
and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 303 yeas to 
126 nays with 3 answering ``present'', Roll No. 721. 
                                               Pages H6907-16, H6923-24
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 14th. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  National Plan to End Parkinson's Act: H.R. 2365, amended, to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national 
project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National 
Parkinson's Project.                                     
  Pages H6916-21

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the National Emergency with respect to global 
illicit drug trafficking declared in Executive Order 14059 of December 
15, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond December 15, 2023--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
118-89).                                                 
  Pages H6926-27
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6939.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6921, 
H6922, H6922-23, and H6923.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:06 p.m.